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• God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

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  Glory, Plans, Timetables

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.133, Thomas Nelson

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• When God's in it, the job gets done.

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  Jobs, Done, God's Will

  Charles R. Swindoll (1999). “Great Lives: Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication”, p.43, Thomas Nelson

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• Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life's trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.

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  Past, Giving, Gazing

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “So, You Want To Be Like Christ?: Eight Essentials to Get You There”, p.64, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Worry erases the promises of God from your mind.

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  Worry, Promise, Mind

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.54, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.

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  Hope, Encouragement, Anchors

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Hope Again: When Life Hurts and Dreams Fade”, p.2, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Thanksgiving is a time of quiet reflection; an annual reminder that God has, again, been ever so faithful. The solid and simple things of life are brought into clear focus.

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  Reflection, Simple, Focus

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• You see, this people [Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, etc.] simply believed that God existed in the situation they were faced with, and they trusted Him rather than themselves. The result? God said, "That pleases Me." They were men and women just like you and I, which is the most encouraging part of all. We don't find golden haloes, or perfect backgrounds, or sinless lives, we just find people. People who failed, who struggled, who doubted, who experienced hard times and low times in which their faith was eclipsed by doubt. But their lives were basically characterized by faith.

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  Hard Times, Men, Please Me

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• [God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.

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  Pain, Regret, Opportunity

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• Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.

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  Christian, Discipline, Religion

  Charles R. Swindoll (1992). “Second Wind: Fresh Hope for the Road Ahead”, Zondervan

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• One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you're not.

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  People, Giving, Worst

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• A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.

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  Kings, Heaven, Earth

  Charles R. Swindoll (1995). “For Those Who Hurt”, p.43, Zondervan

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• Have you ever studied Jesus's approach to talking with people? He didn't always fill the space with answers for them. Let's learn to do that with our fellow learners. Let's give them room to think and answer for themselves.

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  Christian, Jesus, Thinking

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• Go God's way! His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. It will have its tough moments, but you will never regret it.

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  Graduation, Regret, Way

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.53, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change

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  Change, Success, Attitude

  Charles R. Swindoll (1995). “Collected Works of Charles R. Swindoll: A Collection Consisting of Living on the Ragged Edge”, Arrowood Press

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• Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.

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  Determination, Battle, Grit

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• Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.

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  Giving, Doe, Needs

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.102, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• God's timing is always on time.

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  Christian, Religion, Timing

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.141, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We shouldn't deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.

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  Pain, Focus, Valleys

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• While God is not the author of evil and He never prompts or condones sin, nothing occurs without His sovereign oversight. Others may choose to do evil deeds and God's people may suffer in the short term, but He will transform the evil intentions of evil people into opportunities for the enrichment of those in His care.

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  Opportunity, Evil People, Suffering

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.250, Thomas Nelson

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• A "godly" person is one who ceases to be self-centered in order to become God-centered.

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  Godly, Self, Order

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “So, You Want To Be Like Christ?: Eight Essentials to Get You There”, p.11, Thomas Nelson

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• It is a pity that many Christians have the TV schedule better memorized than a single chapter for God's precious Word.

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  Christian, Religion, Schedules

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• God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.

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  Desire, Doe, Surprise

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “So, You Want To Be Like Christ?: Eight Essentials to Get You There”, p.22, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• God never calls His people to accomplish anything without promising to supply their every need.

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  People, Needs, Accomplish

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.116, Thomas Nelson

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• Give us an intense distaste for things that displease You and a renewed pleasure in things that bring You honor and magnify Your truth.

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  Giving, Honor, Intense

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.214, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.

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  Attitude, Compassion, Joy

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.250, Thomas Nelson Inc

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